#238682#238682

#238682 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.088 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238682
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 130)
HSL	hsl(178, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 3%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.71, -28.31, -5.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.71, 28.92, 191.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% -0.086 -0.0166)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.088 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2456, 19.0177, 24.0874)
Luminance	0.1902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238682 #862327

analogous

#238650 #238682 #235886

triadic

#238682 #822386 #868223

tetradic

#238682 #502386 #862327 #588623

square

#238682 #502386 #862327 #588623

split-complementary

#238682 #862358 #865023

monochromatic

#0A2524 #165553 #238682 #30B7B1 #52D2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#238682 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#238682 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238682

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238682	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238682	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7F82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7483

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238682;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.088 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a6',
    500: '#238682',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238682;
$custom-light: #6fa9a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238682",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.576,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56456,
    "c": 0.08759,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238682

secondary

#B54F53

accent

#464CE2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238682

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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